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Old English

medu

fermented honey drink

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A glass of clear golden mead beside a small honey jar and a water pitcher, with a compact glass fermentation vessel and airlock behind them to establish the fermented honey-and-water drink.
noun

mead

MEED/miːd/

An alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and water.

Etymology
meadOld Englishfermented honey drink

Old English medu already named the fermented honey drink. The modern meaning preserves the name of a beverage that was a favorite in medieval England.

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